Police nab peddler with 6 kg heroin

Cracking the whip against cross-border drug smuggling, the Amritsar Rural Police on Tuesday night arrested a notorious peddler with 6 kg of heroin, a motorcycle and a mobile phone.

The accused has been identified as Jobanpreet Singh, a resident of Narli village falling under the Khalra police station in Tarn Taran district.

While examining his mobile phone, it was found that Jobanpreet was in touch with Pakistani smugglers and was tasked with delivering the contraband to different parts of Punjab.

“The police said a tip-off revealed that he was going towards the city for delivering the consignment of contraband. Acting swiftly, a team intercepted him near the Khasa bridge while he was riding a Splendor motorcycle and recovered the heroin from his possession,” said Attari DSP Lakhwinder Singh.

A case under the NDPS Act has been registered at the Gharinda police station. He was produced in a court and brought on police remand for further interrogation.

Officials confirmed that further investigation is on to trace the forward and backward links of the racket.